Hair curler



July 27, 1937. AMURPHY I 2,088,272

' HAIR CURLER Filed Feb. 24, 1956 amywyz ATTORNEYS Patented July 27, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFEQE 4 Claims.

The invention relates to a hair curler and more especially to an adjustable hair curler.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the construction thereof is such that the waves as created in the use of the same can be readily and. easily varied in size and also the same permanently formed.

Another object of the invention is the provi- 10 sion of a device of this character, wherein strands of hair grown on the head of a person can be readily and easily curled or waved for the permanent setting thereof to form a perfect headdress and without injury to the hair and is susceptible 15 of mounting upon a heating tube of standard construction.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eifective in its operation, readily and easily handled, as-

suring a marcel wave to hair and of a permanent kind, strong, durable and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the in- 2 vention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the device constructed in accordance with the invention showing strands of hair curled thereby. 3r Figure 2 is an exploded plan view showing the several members of the dev1ce separated.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 looking in the. direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional View on the line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the members of the curler.

Figure '7 is a perspective view of the other member of the curler.

Figure 8 is a side elevation of the expander for the curler.

Similar reference characters indicate corre- 50 sponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the curler comprises a pair of members A and B, respectively, each being in: the form of a tubular section 55 I0 and ID, the section III being of slightly less cross sectional diameter than the section It so that the member A constitutes a female member while the member B is a male member for telescopic interfitting of these members.

The tubular section it of the member A is longitudinally split at H for expansion and contraction, the said section being inherently springy and normally contracted. The section it is longitudinally split at Ill and inherently springy to accommodate an expander including a spread- 10 ing wedge l2 having a tip H3 in one end thereof, the said tip being bifurcated to accommodate a cord it as may be tied about strands of hair so that the latter can be trained in a manner presently described for the curling of the hair. 15

The section 50 constituting the member A has fitted therewith a bill hook it through which is engaged the strands !5 of hair initially when training the same for the curling thereof by the device. This hook I6 has. its bill directed outwardly with relation to the tip l2 when the tubular section it is fitted within the tubular section it] so that the strands E5 of hair can be readily engaged therein.

Cut and bent from the section iii of the memher A are laterally directed hook-like retaining ears ll, these being spaced from each other uniformly in the direction of the length of the said section. The cutting of the ears H from the section it provides notches l8 registering with said ears at one sideof the split it in said section while alternately located with relation to these ears ill at the other side of the split it are keeper notches i9. One edge of each notch is has provided therein seating slots 2% and ad 5 justably engageable in these notches are the ears 2! on the section ill of the member B, these ears being reversely bent laterally with respect to the ears ll and the engagement of the ears 2! in the notches i9 is effected by telescoping the section ill of the member B in the section ll] of the member A, the ears in this instance following the split it in the section it of the member A. Then by the turning of the section ill the cars it thereon. will enter the notches l9 and slightly shift the sections ID and lil relative to each other, these ears 2! engage in companion slots 28 thereby locking the said sections together.

The section Id of the member B at its other end has fitted therein a turning plug 22 which is formed with a threaded stem 23 adjustably engaged in the wedge I2 so that by turning the plug 22 the wedge can be drawn into the tubular section Ill and in this manner the latter when within the section I0 will simultaneously spread both sections and thereby further separating the ears H and 25 to stretch the loop strands l5 of hair engaged with these ears as is shown in Figure 1 of the drawing and in this manner effecting the permanent waving of such strands.

The ears 2| are adjustable in the notches l9 and, as has been stated, to set the same in adjusted position they can be brought into engagement in the seats 20 and under such adjustment a variance can be had in the wave 24 of the strands E5 of hair when coiled in a zigzag manner back and forth over the ears I! and 2i, respectively, when the members A and B are interfitted with each other. In this fashion the strands of hair can be curled in a wave form.

On removal of the wedge l2 and the plug 22 from the tubular section it! when these members A and B are interfitted the device can be worn upon a heating tube as commonly used for hair waving purposes and an accessory of permanent hair waving machines or apparatuses.

When the hair strands l5 are waved by the coiling of the same reversely over the ears H and 2i of the device the end portions of the strands are wound tightly about the section 59 of the member A so that the wave formation in the strands can be set in the use of the device.

In the telescoping of the member A over the member B of the device the longitudinal slits in the section IE3 thereof will irictionally hold these members in interfitted relation to each other.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described comprising interfitted slidable and rotatable members of split tubular form, reversely disposed and alternately arranged hook-like ears on said members for the training of strands of hair therethrough when the said strands have been wrapped about the members at one end thereof, and an expander active within the members and having a tip for the fastening of ends of the strands of hair thereto remote from the wrapped portions of said strands about the members whereby on the rotating of the members a wave-like effect 0 will be given to the strands when the hook-like ears are spread apart by rotation of the members.

2. A device of the character described comprising interfitted slidable and rotatable mem-.

an expander active within the members and having a tip for the fastening of ends of the strands of hair thereto remote from the wrapped portions of said strands about the members whereby on the rotating of the members a wavelike effect will be given to the strands when the hook-like ears are spread apart by rotation of the members, and means for changing the position of the expander.

3. A device of the character described comprising interfitted slidable and rotatable members of split tubular form, reversely disposed and alternately arranged hook-like ears on said members for the training of strands of hair therethrough when the said strands have been wrapped about the members at one end thereof, an expander active Within the members and having a tip for the fastening of ends of the strands of hair thereto remote from the wrapped portions of said strands about the members whereby on the rotating of the members a wave-like effect will be given to the strands when. the hook-like ears are spread apart by rotation of the members, and means for changing the position of the expander, the outermost member being pro-- vided with notches for accommodating the hooklike ears on the innermost member for the looking of the ears on both members in spread relation to each other.

4. A device of the'character described comprising interfitted slidable and rotatable members of split tubular form, reversely disposed and alternately arranged hook-like ears on said mom-- bers for the training of strands of hair therethrough when the said strands have been wrapped about the members at one end thereof, an expander active within the members and having a tip for the fastening of ends of the strands of hair thereto remote from the wrapped portions of said strands about the members whereby on the rotating of the members a wave-like effect will be given to the strands when the hook-like ears are spread apart by rotation of the members, means for changing the position of the expander, the outermost member being provided with notches for accommodating the hook-like ears on the innermost member for the locking of the ears on both members in spread relation to each other, and a bill hook on the outermost member next to the tip of the expander for engaging the strands of hair when training the same through the hook-like ears.

AGNES MURPHY. 

